Consultation on the Chichester Local Plan

Consultation on the Statement of Community Involvement ended on 8th November 2023

A Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) explains how we involve local communities at each stage of the planning process. Creating and publishing an SCI is a legal requirement. We updated our previous SCI to ensure it reflects current working practices, and in response to representations received during the consultation period. The revised SCI was adopted by Council on 23 January and is available to view on our website.

Consultation on the A27 Chichester Bypass Mitigation Supplementary Planning Document ended on 3rd November 2023

We consulted on a new Supplementary Planning Document to provide detailed advice and guidance on the Council's updated approach for securing development contributions to mitigate traffic impacts on the A27 Chichester bypass. We are currently considering our responses to the representations received during the consultation period and will be providing an update in due course.

Consultation on the Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039 ended on 17th March 2023.

We are currently working our way through all the representations recieved, preparing responses, and where appropriate, drafting suggested changes to the plan.  All the comments received, along with our responses and proposed modifications, will be submitted to an independent planning inspector appointed by the Secretary of State who will examine the Plan (together with a range of supporting documents). The Inspector will consider the representations received by the council to the proposed submission version of the Plan to inform his or her decision about whether the Plan can be adopted by the council, or whether it must first be amended to make it 'sound' and to ensure it meets legal and national policy tests.

If any significant modifications are thought necessary by the Inspector, these will be the subject of further consultation.